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Monday, September 14, 2015

Golden Girls 30th Anniversary! This calls for some Cheesecake!

I've gone on about my love of the "Girls" before, and I know how you all feel about them as well, so we won't waste much time recanting our favorite scenes, favorite Dorothy cut-downs, or Sophia one-liners. I could type for hours about funny memories I've had while watching Golden Girls or jokes my sisters and mom and I bring up on a weekly basis from the show ("..I've just been thrown out of an unauthorized Elvis-fan-club... I'll try to pick up the pieces and go on with my life... I mean there must be a support group for people like me.") but you all have heard it all before!

Now's the time we get to celebrate. Thirty years ago TODAY, the Golden Girls changed TV forever. I'm sure they'd all been told their times had passed, they were too old to star on their own shows, and America wanted the young and the restless. Glad they proved them wrong.

For the anniversary, we all get cheesecake. Not just any cheesecake, crocheted cheesecake! It will keep forever! No refrigeration required. Make a few slices and reenact your favorite scenes, no judgment here.

Golden Girls Cheesecake

Materials:

Off-white sport or fingering weight yarn* (A)

Brown sport or fingering weight yarn* (B)

Red sport or fingering weight yarn* (C)

C hook

Polyester fiberfill

Yarn needle

*If you want to use worsted, be my guest. I've been using finer gauge yarn lately and loving it. You may also want to up your hook size to E.

Stitches:

Ch : chain

St : stitch

Sc: single crochet

Hdc: half double crochet

BLO: back loops only; you will crochet into the back loop of each stitch instead of under both loops

Top of cheesecake:

Row 1: With yarn A and C hook, ch 3. Work 2 hdc into 3rd ch (2 sts)

Row 2: Ch 2, turn, 2 hdc into each st (4 sts)

Row 3: Ch 2, turn, hdc into each st.

Row 4: Ch 2, turn, *(2 hdc into next st, hdc into next st), rep from * across (6 sts)

Row 14: Working around entire triangle, ch 1, sc down long edge 17 sc evenly, 3 sc in last st for the corner, 17 sc evenly up other long edge, 3 sc in corner, sc 16 across top, sl st into beginning ch (36 sts)

First side of cheesecake (continue working):

Row 15: Ch 1, working into BLO, sc into 18 sts of first long edge of triangle (18 sts)

Rows 16-20: Ch 1, turn, sc into each st (working into both loops of each st now) (18 sts)

Fasten off.

Row 21: Join yarn B for crust with a sl st into the first st of Row 20. Ch 2, hdc into same st and next 17 across (18 sts)

Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing edges closed later.

Second side of cheesecake:

Row 15: Join yarn A with a sl st in corner edge of other long side of the triangle top. Ch 1, sc into BLO of same st and each st across (18 sts)

Rows 16-20: Ch 1, turn, sc into each st (working into both loops of each st now) (18 sts)

Fasten off.

Row 21: Join yarn B for crust with a sl st into the first st of Row 20. Ch 2, hdc into same st and next 17 across (18 sts)

Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing edges closed later.

Back of cheesecake:

Row 15: Join yarn A at corner with a sl st, ch 1, sc into BLO of first st and each st across (17 sts)

Row 16: Ch 1, turn, sc into each st (working into both loops of each st now) (18 sts)

Fasten off.

Row 21: Join yarn B for crust with a sl st into the first st of Row 20. Ch 2, hdc into same st and next 17 across (18 sts)

Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing edges closed later.

When you're done so far, you'll have a piece that looks like this:

Bottom of cheesecake:

Using yarn B, repeat Rnds 1-14 of Top of cheesecake. Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing. Set aside for assembly.

Sauce:

*This may seem confusing! There is one main chain, and several branching chains.

With yarn C, ch 22. 2 hdc into 3rd ch, sc into next 8 chs, ch 8 (branching chain made), 2hdc in 3rd ch from hook, sc in next 5 chs, sc into same ch you started at (back to main chain), sc in next 5 chs, hdc in next 5 chs, 5 hdc in last ch, turning to work opposite side of beginning ch, sc in next 5 chs, ch 12 (branching chain made), hdc in 3rd ch from hook, hdc in next ch, sc in next 8 chs, sc in same ch you started at (back to main chain), sc in next 3 chs, hdc in next 3 chs, ch 12 (branching chain made), 3 hdc in 3rd ch from hook, sc in next 9 chs, hdc in same ch you started at (back to main chain), hdc in next 3 chs, sc in next 5 chs, sl st in last ch.

Fasten off. Leave a long tail for sewing into place.

Cherry:

*Make as many as you want! I made 6.

Rnd 1: With C, make an adjustable ring, ch 1, sc 6 into ring. (6 sts)

Rnd 2: 2 sc into each st (12 sts)

Rnds 3-4: Sc into each st.

Rnd 5: Insert a little stuffing, and sc2tog around (6 sts)

Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing to cheesecake.

Assembly:

With a yarn needle, stitch up corners of cheesecake top and sides. Try to keep the angles as sharp as possible.

Stitch the Bottom to the Top around the sides and back, inserting plenty of stuffing as you go.

Pin the Sauce into place over the Top, arranging it however you'd like. Stitch into place with the yarn tail.

Sew Cherries on top.

Eat the cheesecake. If you want.

Hope you enjoyed the free pattern! Of course you cannot possibly use this cheesecake pattern if you don't already have the girls!! Make sure you pick up your copy of the Golden Girls pattern on Etsy or Ravelry, both available for instant download.

**Please do not use this pattern to sell cheesecake. This is a free pattern and should only be used for gifts. The patterns I sell are ok to use to sell items to sell, but not the freebies. Thanks for your cooperation!